Comparison

Pomocat vs -ing: Habit Challenges

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pomocat

This app helps you focus on tasks with a cute cat companion and calming white noise. It offers customizable timers, progress tracking, and the ability to focus with friends. Premium features include reminders, more sound options, and advanced to-do list management.

Highlights
  • Cute cat animations
  • Relaxing white noise
  • Focus with friends
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable timers
  • Dark mode
Features
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Boost Your Focus with Pomocat: Cute Cat and White Noise Pomocat is your productivity partner, helping you focus with a cute cat companion and a serene environment. The adorable cat animations keep you company, reducing boredom and loneliness, and making it easier to stay positive. With a simple, intuitive UI, Pomocat minimizes distractions, letting you effortlessly dive into your work or studies. Whether it's meditation, exercise, cleaning, drawing, reading, or any other focus-required activity, Pomocat keeps you motivated and makes focusing enjoyable. Why You'll Love Pomocat Adorable Cat Animations - Get encouragement from cute cat animations that bring a smile to your face while you focus. Relaxing White Noise - Stay calm and minimize distractions with soothing white noise, helping you stay in the zone. Focus Together with Friends - Invite friends, hold each other accountable, and stay motivated while working together. Track Your Progress - Record your focused days on a stamp calendar and celebrate your achievements. Customizable Experience - Enjoy dark mode, flexible timer settings, and a variety of alarm sounds to suit your style. Premium Features Upgrade to Pomocat Premium for even more tools to enhance your focus: Reminders and D-Day Tracking - Stay organized with schedule reminders and countdown important events with D-Day tracking. Additional White Noise Options - Access over 20 extra white noise sounds to find the perfect background for your focus sessions. Flexible Focus Time Settings - Set your focus time as freely as you need, giving you ultimate control over your schedule. More Cute Animations - Enjoy even more adorable cat animations to keep you entertained while you work. Manage Multiple To-Do Lists - Keep track of all your tasks with the ability to manage multiple to-do lists, making productivity easier. Pomocat turns focus time into fun time—helping you escape the noise, concentrate on what really matters, and achieve your productivity goals. Download Pomocat now and start your focus journey today! By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

-ing: Habit Challenges

Build desired routines and habits with friends. Set custom schedules, capture achievements with photos or videos, and motivate each other through reactions and chat. Restart challenges anytime while keeping your progress and memories.

Highlights
  • Build routines with friends
  • Customizable challenge rhythms
  • Capture achievements with media
  • Social check-in reactions
  • In-app chat for motivation
  • Restart challenges with saved progress
  • Review past check-ins and create videos
Features
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Keep going, together. -ing Wake up at 7 a.m., work out for 30 minutes a day, or stretch for 10 minutes before bed. Build the routines you want with friends by your side. Every day or three times a week—choose a rhythm that works for you. Set your own rules and capture each achievement with a photo or short video. ■ Make check-ins fun Turn everyday moments into check-ins worth sharing with hearts, lightning, sparkles, and more. ■ A little encouragement goes a long way React to your friends’ check-ins with emojis or reply in chat. A small reaction today can be tomorrow’s motivation. ■ Missed a goal? Start again You can restart a challenge whenever you need to. The memories and progress you’ve recorded stay with you. ■ See how far you’ve come Look back on your check-ins in the calendar and turn your shared moments into a video to keep. It’s okay to start on your own. Invite friends whenever you’re ready for company. Still going. Still -ing. Terms of Use: https://ing2.me/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://ing2.me/privacy/

Screenshots

Pomocat4 screens
-ing: Habit Challenges4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pomocat at 4.9 against -ing: Habit Challenges's 3.7. Pomocat also leads on ratings volume (538 vs 3) and review sentiment (94% vs 85%). -ing: Habit Challenges's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomocat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and -ing: Habit Challenges sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pomocat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomocat has 538 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Pomocat's written reviews are positive against 85% of -ing: Habit Challenges's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomocat ships an update every 3 weeks, -ing: Habit Challenges daily. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pomocat versus -ing: Habit Challenges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomocat-ing: Habit Challenges
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (538 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews — better84.6% of reviews
Number of ratings538 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaeil RohUnCheon Baek

Customer experience

Pomocat

All ratings538 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral4.6%
Negative1.1%

-ing: Habit Challenges

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

Bugs and requests

Pomocat

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Numbers overlap on certain phone displays
  • Theme compatibility issues with iOS 18

Requested features

6 requests
  • Home screen widgets for timer tracking
  • iPad widget support
  • Dynamic Island timer display for background tracking
  • More color customization for cat and app interface
  • Built-in to-do list functionality
Show 1 more
  • Multiple tasks in free version

-ing: Habit Challenges

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pomocat

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly Pass$2.991 Month
  • Premium Semiannual Pass$13.996 Months
  • Premium Annual Pass$19.991 Year
2 purchases

-ing: Habit Challenges

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$33.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomocat free?
Pomocat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is -ing: Habit Challenges free?
-ing: Habit Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomocat or -ing: Habit Challenges?
Pomocat is rated higher. Pomocat averages 4.9 out of 5 from 538 ratings, while -ing: Habit Challenges averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Pomocat or -ing: Habit Challenges have ads?
Both Pomocat and -ing: Habit Challenges show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomocat or -ing: Habit Challenges?
Pomocat ships an update every 3 weeks, and -ing: Habit Challenges daily. Most recently, Pomocat was updated on November 12, 2026 and -ing: Habit Challenges on November 10, 2026.

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